हैकर Leaked The Personal Data Of 1 Billion Chinese

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A hacker released 23 terabytes of data containing the personal details of 1 billion Chinese citizens in what some experts say is the largest data breach in history.

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An anonymous user in a hacker forum attempted to sell the entire database for 10 Bitcoin, equivalent to $202,000.

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China's government deploys the widest and most sophisticated citizen surveillance system in the world.

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The government collects granular digital and biological data through facial recognition technology, phone trackers, and iris scanners to build individual profiles for each of the country's 1.4 billion citizens.

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Changpeng Zhao, CEO of crypto exchange Binance, rang early alarm bells about the hack on July 4 and said that Binance had stepped up its security measures in response to the leaked data.

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China's government is censoring news of the hack, and millions of Chinese citizens are likely unaware that their data may be vulnerable and that they should be taking steps to safeguard their personal information.

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One WeChat user with 27,000 followers claimed that authorities took down the user's post on the topic and summoned the user to be questioned by police.

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China's major English-language media outlets, meanwhile, have not published stories about the topic despite the breach receiving widespread coverage by foreign media.

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If the leak indeed contains records on 1 billion people, 70% of China's population could be exposed.

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